(A)
Scheduled maintenance of air pollution
control equipment shall be conducted according to the following:

(1)
For the purposes of this rule,
maintenance of air pollution control equipment which is scheduled to prevent a
malfunction which would occur within two weeks if the maintenance were not
performed shall be considered to be a malfunction and shall be subject to the
provisions of paragraph (B) of this rule.

(2)
Except as otherwise indicated in
paragraph (A)(3) of this rule, scheduled maintenance of air pollution control
equipment, that requires the shutdown or bypassing of said equipment, must be
accompanied by the shutdown of the associated air pollution sources.

(3)
In cases where a complete source shutdown
may result in damage to the air pollution sources or is otherwise impossible or
impractical, the owner or operator may request authorization to continue
operating the sources during the scheduled maintenance of air pollution control
equipment. Any such request shall be made in a written report at least two
weeks prior to the planned shutdown of the air pollution control equipment. The
director shall authorize the shutdown of the air pollution control equipment
if, in his judgment, the situation justifies continued operation of the
sources. Any written report submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall contain
the following:

(a)
Identification and
location of the specific source for which air pollution control equipment will
be taken out of service. The identification shall include the Ohio
environmental protection agency permit application number;

(b)
The expected length of time that the air
pollution control equipment will be taken out of service;

(c)
The nature and estimated quantity of
emissions of air contaminants which are likely to occur during the shutdown
period;

(d)
Measures such as the
use of off-shift labor and equipment that will be taken to minimize the length
of the shutdown period;

(e)
The
reasons that it will be impossible or impractical to shut down the source
operation during the scheduled maintenance period; and

(f)
A demonstration that all feasible interim
control measures will be taken to reduce emissions from the source during the
shutdown period.

(B)
Malfunctions of air pollution control
equipment shall be reported as follows:

(1)
In the event that any emission source, air pollution control equipment, or
related facility breaks down in such a manner as to cause the emission of air
contaminants in violation of any applicable law, the person responsible for
such equipment shall immediately notify the Ohio environmental protection
agency district office or delegate agency of such failure or breakdown. If the
malfunction continues for more than seventy-two hours, the source owner or
operator shall provide a written statement to the director within two weeks of
the date the malfunction occurred. The immediate notification and written
statement shall include the following data:

(a)
Identification and location of such
equipment including the Ohio environmental protection agency permit application
number for each air contaminant source;

(i)
Shutdown or reduction of source operation
during the breakdown period will be or would have been impossible or
impractical;

(ii)
The estimated
breakdown period will be or was reasonable in duration based on installation or
repair time, delivery dates of equipment, replacement parts, or materials, or
current unavailability of essential equipment, parts, or materials;

(iii)
Available alternative operating
procedures and interim control measures will be or have been implemented during
the breakdown period to reduce adverse effects on public health or welfare; and

(iv)
All actions necessary and
required by any applicable preventive maintenance and malfunction abatement
plan will be or have been implemented.

(2)
The Ohio environmental protection agency
district office or delegate agency shall be notified when the condition causing
the failure or breakdown has been corrected and the equipment is again in
operation. Notification of the correction of the condition causing the failure
or breakdown may be given verbally if the duration of the malfunction is
seventy-two hours or less. Otherwise, such notification shall be in writing.

(3)
Within two months following a
failure or breakdown which exceeded seventy-two hours in duration, the owner or
operator of such equipment shall prepare and submit a detailed report which
identifies a program to prevent, detect and correct, as expeditiously as
practicable, similar future failures or breakdowns of such equipment.

(C)
The director
retains the responsibility to evaluate any report submitted pursuant to this
rule. The director shall take appropriate action upon a determination that the
reporting requirements of this rule have not been satisfied, that the equipment
was not properly operated and maintained prior to breakdown, that shutdown of
the source or operation during the period of maintenance or breakdown was or
has become practicable, that the shutdown or breakdown was or has become
avoidable, or was induced or prolonged in bad faith, or that the emissions
endanger or tend to endanger the health or safety of the public.

(D)
If, in the judgment of the director,
excessive or unduly prolonged malfunctions of any emission source, air
pollution control equipment or related facility have occurred, the director may
require the owner or operator of said source, equipment or related facility to
prepare, submit and implement a preventive maintenance and malfunction
abatement plan which is acceptable to the director. Such plan shall be designed
to prevent, detect and correct malfunctions or equipment failures which could
result in emissions exceeding any applicable law.

(1)
Each preventive maintenance and
malfunction abatement plan shall be in writing and specify the following:

(a)
A comprehensive preventive maintenance
program, including a description of the items or conditions that will be
inspected, the frequency of these inspections or repairs, and an identification
of the types and quantities of the replacement parts which will be maintained
in inventory for quick replacement;

(b)
An identification of the source and the
operating outlet variables of the air pollution control equipment that will be
monitored in order to detect a malfunction or failure, the normal operating
range of these variables, and a description of the monitoring or surveillance
procedures and of the method of informing operating personnel of any
malfunction, including alarm systems, lights and/or other indicators; and

(c)
A description of the
corrective procedures that will be taken in the event of a malfunction or
failure in order to achieve compliance with any applicable law as expeditiously
as practicable.

(2)
Any
acceptable preventive maintenance and malfunction abatement plan shall be
specified in the terms and conditions of any permit or variance issued for a
source covered by such plan.

(3)
Operation and maintenance records shall be maintained by the owner or operator
of the source to demonstrate that any preventive maintenance and malfunction
abatement plan is fully implemented. All such records shall be maintained for a
minimum of two years and shall be subject to inspection by the director or his
representative upon request.